As the airlift continues at Hamid Karzai International Airport, questions continue to emerge on the withdrawal by America and its allies from what is described as the "forever war". Twenty years after the U.S.-led invasion in 2001, and as criticism builds even in Western capitals, what's next in this humanitarian crisis? And what will happen to the millions of people left behind? This opinion piece is by Zhao Minghao from Fudan University's Institute of International Studies.

Trade tariffs have helped redefine the US-China relationship, as businesses pay the price. The impact is being felt by large brands to small family-run farms, with the current pandemic compounding the uncertainty. He Weiwen, a senior fellow at Renmin University says despite the damage, tariffs introduced in the Trump era are being extended by the Biden administration.

Professor Chen Dongxiao is President of the Shanghai Institutes of International Studies. In this interview with James Chau, he looks at a new vision that must meet our new needs.

Chen Dongxiao, President of the Shanghai Institutes of International Studies, unpacks the burdens and opportunities ahead, and what it will require to correct the global course.

The US and China are two major countries at loggerheads. But international researchers like Shen Yamei say trade and foreign policies introduced by the Trump White House are being extended by President Joe Biden, who in his first six months in office has adopted similar positions towards America's relationships with the world. Shen Yamei is Director for American Studies at the China Institute of International Studies.

Not Talking Feeds Suspicion | Craig Allen Geopolitical differences continue to hamper investment and growth across US-China trade, especially in technology-related businesses that vary from medicines to aerospace. Craig Allen, President of The US-China Business Council, says the two countries must learn to focus on the competitive side of their relationship, while managing "antagonism" and expectations. This is his conversation with our Host, James Chau.

Stephen Roach is one of the world's key minds in understanding the U.S. and China. In this interview with James Chau, he discusses the the world's two largest economies and how they are reshaping geopolitics and opportunity. Will they decouple? What would that mean? And can they help the world's poorest people?

Any relationship experiences change. But in the case of the United States and China, the shifts currently undergoing require everyone to adapt quickly. We spoke to Sara Hsu, Visiting Scholar at Fudan University and CEO of China Rising Capital Forecast, a fintech startup covering Chinese financial policies and developments.